Abstract: A cathode material of an electron beam device comprising 0.5 to 9.0% by weight of a rare-earth metal of the cerium group, 0.5 to 15.0% by weight of tungsten and/or rhenium, 0.5 to 10% by weight of hafnium and the balance of iridium is provided. Since the cathode material has excellent plasticity, it is easy to manufacture small-size emitters. Also, since the density of the electron emission of the cathode material is high and the working temperature is low, a long lifetime can be ensured. Also, the cathode material is useful as a cathode material of an electron beam device.

Abstract: A metal cathode for an electron-emission device, and an indirectly heated cathode assembly employing the metal cathode where the metal cathode is formed of a quaternary alloy including 0.1-20% by weight barium (Ba), 0.1-20% by weight a metallic mobilizer facilitating Ba diffusion, a metal with a difference in atomic radius of at least 0.4 Angstrom from the atomic radius of platinum (Pt) or palladium (Pd), the metal being in the range of 0.01 to 30% by weight, and a balance of at least one of Pt and Pd. The metal cathode has a low operating temperature due to its reduced work function with improved current emission capability. The metal cathode can be used for a longer lifetime at high current density. Therefore, the metal cathode can be used effectively in electron-beam devices, such as a Braun tube or picture tube, satisfying larger size, longer life span, high definition, and high luminance requirements of the devices.

Abstract: An indirectly heated metal cathode for an electron tube includes a metal sleeve of an Mo material, a metal emitter disposed on the metal sleeve and including Pt or Pd as a main component; and a buffer layer between the metal sleeve and the metal emitter. The buffer layer prevents Mo, an element of the metal sleeve, from diffusing into the emitter during the operation of the metal cathode so that electron-emitting performance does not decrease rapidly with operating time due to an increase in a work function. Therefore, the metal cathode satisfies a long life span requirement for large scale and high definition electron tubes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode material for an electron beam device. The cathode material is characterized by the fact that it includes 0.5-9.0% by weight of a rare earth metal of the cerium group, 0.5-15.0% by weight of tungsten or rhenium or both tungsten and rhenium, 0.5-10% by weight of carbon and the remainder of iridium. The cathode material according to the invention has excellent plasticity, can be easily used for manufacturing an emitter of a small size, has high electron emission power, and has a low operation temperature, thereby having a long lifetime, and it is therefore useful for a cathode material for an electron beam device.

Abstract: A plasma display device includes a rear substrate (21); first electrodes (22) on an upper surface of the rear substrate (21) in a pattern; second and third electrodes (24, 25) spaced from the first electrodes (22) by a distance, parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of the first electrodes (22); auxiliary electrodes (26), parallel to each other and between the second and third electrodes (24, 25), which are electrically floated; a dielectric layer (23) on the upper surface of the rear substrate (21) covering the first electrodes (22), and in which the second electrodes (24), the third electrodes (25), and the auxiliary electrodes (26) are embedded and electrically insulated from one another; and a front substrate (30) supported by the rear substrate (21) and defining a discharge space.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes front and rear substrates; anodes in a stripe pattern on a facing surface of the front substrate; a lower electrode coating the entire facing surface of the rear substrate; a dielectric layer coating the lower electrode; an upper electrode coating the dielectric layer in a pattern; and a lattice of partition walls between the upper electrode and the front substrate. The portions of the dielectric layer between the partition walls and not coated with the upper electrode form respective pixels. Sputtering is minimized and there is less damage to the electrodes by the gas, thus extending the length of use of the product. The ferroelectric material of the lower electrode has excellent resistance with respect to the discharge gas and the discharge can be initiated with a low initial discharge starting voltage since the ferroelectric cathode provides enough electrons for the discharge.

Abstract: A cathode for an electron tube, includes a base metal having nickel as a main component, and an electron emitting material layer containing an alkaline earth metal oxide having barium oxide as a main component, wherein a metal layer having zirconium as a main component is located between the base metal and the electron emitting material layer. The cathode has an excellent initial electron emitting characteristic and can emit a large quantity of electrons for a long time. Therefore, the cathode is suitable for a larger and higher-definition CRT.

Abstract: A cathode, an electron gun, and a cathode ray tube include a ferroelectric electron source. The cathode includes a substrate; a lower electrode layer on the substrate; a cathode layer, on the lower electrode layer, the cathode layer including a ferroelectric emitter; an upper electrode layer, on the ferroelectric cathode layer, the upper electrode layer having electron emitting regions comprising a plurality of electron emission holes for passing electrons emitted from the ferroelectric emitter; and a driving electrode layer, supported by the upper electrode layer, for controlling passage of electrons through the electron emitting regions in the upper electrode layer and the driving electrode layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode assembly employing a cermet pellet and a method for manufacturing the same. The cathode assembly of the present invention has a good quality such as a low work function and an enhanced life span as compared with the conventional cathode assembly. Also, since the method for manufacturing a cermet pellet is more simplified than that of the cermet thin film, the cathode assembly employing the cermet pellet according to the present invention can be manufactured with ease and at a low cost.

Abstract: An active material for a nickel electrode includes a double hydroxycarbonate having the formula Ni.sub.1-2x M.sub.2x (OH).sub.2 (CO.sub.3).sub.x .multidot.nH.sub.2 O, where 0.05<x<0.2, 0.05<n<4, and M is a Group IIIB element and containing 1-40 at % of a III B group element in a solid solution, based on the weight of nickel, and 1-20 wt % of a conductive enhancer which is at least one substance selected from the group consisting of Co and cobalt compound, based on the weight of the double hydroxycarbonate, so that a nickel electrode having a high capacity, increased life time, high charge/discharge velocity and enhanced utility of the active material can be produced. Alkaline secondary cells can be manufactured using the nickel electrode.

Abstract: A direct heating cathode for electron guns and a process for producing such a cathode are disclosed. The above direct heating cathode achieves a high current density, extends the expected life span and simplifies the cathode producing process. In the process for producing the above cathode, powdered iridium (Ir) as a basic ingredient is mixed with powdered cerium (Ce) as a subsidiary ingredient at a given mixing ratio into a powdered metal mixture. The powdered metal mixture in turn is applied with a mechanical impact through high energy ball milling, thereby being mechanically alloyed into alloy powder. The alloy powder is compressed with a given pressure, thereby being formed into an alloy pellet. The alloy pellet in turn is heated to remove residual gases from the pellet. Thereafter, the electron emitting performance of the pellet is tested.

Abstract: A cathode for an electron tube includes a base metal containing nickel as a major component and an electron-emissive material layer which is formed on the base metal and comprises an alkaline earth metal oxide including barium oxide as its main component, wherein the electron-emissive material layer further comprises a lanthanum-magnesium-manganese oxide. The cathode of the present invention is fully interchangeable with conventional oxide cathodes and has a longer lifetimes and an improved cut-off drift characteristic.

Abstract: A thermion emitting oxide cathode comprising a metal cap and a cathode sleeve, the metal cap being coated with a thermion emitting material layer containing a barium-based alkaline earth metal, wherein the thermion emitting material layer is made of a titanate of the barium-based alkaline earth metal. The thermion emitting oxide cathode is made by mixing a titanium tetrachloride (TiCl.sub.4) with an aqueous solution of barium-strontium-calcium dichloride ?(Ba--Sr--Ca)Cl.sub.2 !, dropping the mixture into an oxalate solution of 80.degree. C., thereby precipitating a barium-strontium-calcium titanate hydrate ?(Ba--Sr--Ca)TiO(C.sub.2 O.sub.4).sub.2.4H.sub.2 O!, and treating the precipitated barium-strontium-calcium titanate hydrate at a temperature of 500.degree. to 700.degree. C. to remove a plurality of water molecules, thereby producing a suspension of barium-strontium-calcium titanate ?(Ba--Sr--Ca)TiO.sub.3 !.

Abstract: A positive electrode and a negative electrode for an alkaline storage battery and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. The positive electrode includes a nickel porous body formed on a plate, active material particles containing nickel hydroxide and additives filled up into the nickel porous body, a conductive layer coated on the surface of active material particle, and a protective layer coated on the surface of the conductive layer, for increasing the binding force between the active material particles and preventing the contact between the active material particles and an electrolytic aqueous solution. The negative electrode comprises hydrogen storage metal particles.

Abstract: A hydrogen occluded alloy and a process for producing the above alloy are disclosed. The above process mechanically forms the hydrogen occluded alloy having improved initial discharging characteristics. In the above process, either a powdered LaNi.sub.5 alloy or rare earth metals, such as la, Ce, Pr and Nd, and a powdered CaCu.sub.5 alloy of Mm-Mn-Ni-Al-Co alloys is mixed with a powdered Laves alloy of Zr-Mn-V-Cr-Ni alloys into a powdered alloy mixture. Thereafter, the alloy mixture is applied with a mechanical impact by a high energy ball mill with an attritor, thereby mechanically forming the hydrogen occluded alloy. The above process easily controls the manganese component while producing the hydrogen occluded alloy through the mechanical alloying.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube is constructed such that a resistance of a first conductive element connected to a metal film on the inner side of the panel is lower than a resistance of a second conductive element connected to a shadow mask. Thus, the amount of electrons which are emitted from an electron gun to strike the metal film increases, to thereby enhance luminance, and the amount of electrons striking the shadow mask is decreased, to thereby reduce thermal deformation of the shadow mask.

Abstract: A positive electrode and a negative electrode for an alkaline storage battery and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. The positive electrode includes a nickel porous body formed on a plate, active material particles containing nickel hydroxide and additives filled up into the nickel porous body, a conductive layer coated on the surface of active material particle, and a protective layer coated on the surface of the conductive layer, for increasing the binding force between the active material particles and preventing the contact between the active material particles and an electrolytic aqueous solution.

Abstract: A dispenser cathode includes a tungsten matrix which is impregnated with an active cathode material and coated with a refractory thin film layer metal material along the surfaces thereto, but not including the electron emissive surface of the matrix, thereby improving a heat transfer efficiency from a heater to the electron emissive surface.